Adonijah Adoni'jah Causeth David Death Dynasty Established Founded Kings Line Placed Promised Seat Securely Sit Spake Surely Throne To-day Truly
2:12-25 Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or to appear in a bad cause. According to eastern customs it was plain that Adonijah sought to be king, by his asking for Abishag as his wife, and Solomon could not be safe while he lived. Ambitious, turbulent spirits commonly prepare death for themselves. Many a head has been lost by catching at a crown.
Adonijah Adoni'jah Causeth David Death Dynasty Established Founded House Kings Line Placed Promised Seat Securely Sit Surely Throne Today To-Day Word
Adonijah Adoni'jah Causeth David Death Dynasty Established Founded House Kings Line Placed Promised Seat Securely Sit Surely Throne Today To-Day Word